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Hur in the Exodus Narrative: A Biblicist White Paper on His Role, Identity, and Notable Absence After the Golden Calf

Posted on November 30, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Hur appears only a handful of times in the biblical text, yet he is placed beside Moses and Aaron at key moments in Israel’s early wilderness history. He functions as a stabilizing elder, a supporter of Moses’ God-ordained … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Improving General Aviation Training to Reduce Unstable Approaches in High-Performance Aircraft

Posted on November 29, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Unstable approaches in high-performance general aviation (GA) aircraft—fast pistons, high-performance singles, turboprops, and light business jets—remain a major precursor to stalls, runway excursions, and other serious incidents. Data from airlines and business aviation show that approach and landing … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Understanding The November 2025 Wang Fuk Court Fires in Hong Kong

Posted on November 29, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary The November 2025 fires at the Wang Fuk Court public-housing estate in Tai Po, Hong Kong, are now the territory’s deadliest blaze in roughly seventy years, with officials reporting at least 128 deaths, around 80 injured, and roughly … Continue reading →

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A Republic Reoriented: What If Publius Rutilius Lupus Survived the Social War and Marius Never Returned to Power? A Counterfactual Historical Essay

Posted on November 26, 2025 by nathanalbright

Introduction: A Pivotal Decade of Roman Instability Few periods in Roman history were as structurally fragile as the decade spanning the Social War (91–88 BCE), the rise of Sulla, and the blood-soaked Marian reprisals of 87–86 BCE. The conflict, which … Continue reading →

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The Book of Life, the Book of the Living, and the God of the Living: A Biblicist White Paper on the Interwoven Witness of Scripture

Posted on November 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The Scriptures present a unified theology of divine record-keeping, covenant identity, and eschatological belonging through the interrelated ideas of: The Book of Life (primarily Revelation; also Paul in Philippians), The Book of the Living (Psalm 69; Psalm 139; … Continue reading →

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The Human Nature of Christ and the Human Nature of Fallen Humanity: A Biblicist White Paper Contrasting Christ’s Humanity Without Sin and Our Humanity Under Sin

Posted on November 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper examines—with a strictly biblicist methodology—the distinction between the human nature assumed by Jesus Christ in the Incarnation and the fallen human nature possessed by all descendants of Adam. Scripture affirms that Christ truly became human … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Conditions Indicated by Excessive Daytime Napping and Prolonged Sleep Duration (≥12 Hours Daily)

Posted on November 22, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Sleeping twelve or more hours per day, combined with habitual napping, is clinically significant. While healthy adults vary in sleep need, consistent sleep beyond 9–10 hours and persistent daytime sleep episodes strongly suggest hypersomnolence, a symptom that can … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Regulatory, Legal, and Institutional Risks for Sanctioning Bodies in Approving High-Disparity Matchups (Case Study: Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua)

Posted on November 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Sanctioning bodies face substantial reputational, financial, legal, and political risks when approving fights that pair an elite world-class heavyweight such as Anthony Joshua with a celebrity-driven, unevenly credentialed fighter such as Jake Paul. While such contests can generate … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Clinical and Ethical Thought Process Behind Avoiding Treatment or Removal of Slow-Growing Prostate and Other Indolent Tumors in Elderly Patients

Posted on November 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Modern oncology increasingly recognizes that more treatment is not always better, particularly for elderly patients with slow-growing prostate tumors or other indolent neoplasms. This white paper outlines the reasoning framework physicians use when recommending active surveillance or watchful … Continue reading →

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White Paper: “Woke Up Dead”: The Meaning and Context of the Hebrew Phrase in the Assyrian Army Narrative: A Linguistic, Historical, and Biblicist Analysis

Posted on November 15, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The destruction of Sennacherib’s Assyrian army in a single night—recorded in 2 Kings 19:35 and Isaiah 37:36—is one of the most dramatic deliverance narratives in the Hebrew Bible. Popular preachers sometimes describe this event with the phrase “they … Continue reading →

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